Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
HAIR OIL AND HAIR DYE.
Few Men Use Them Nowadsys-Gray
Hair Rather Fashionable

Very few men want oil on their hair
nowadays said Il barber To a reporter.
"A few years ago the man who didn't use
bair oil was the exception; now the man
who does use ii is the exception. OF
course we are glad of the change in taste,
for it is money in our pockets. Five years
ago had TO have "A fresh supply Of oil
twice week: now the same quantity will
last me a month"
How about dyeing the hair and
beard'' the reporter asked.
There has been a greater falling of In
the use Of dye than in the Use of hair oil -
the barber continued. "A few years ago
there was a large class of gay old fellows
who dyed their hair and whiskers almost
As regularly as they shaved. Most Of
these men were more or less inclined u
be sports or beaus, and always wanted 20
look as young as possible. Others, how
ever, We're respectable and steady going
citizens and business men. who gave in to
their vanity enough to want To keep look
ing young. There was a large class OF
out and out gamblers and sharpers who
seemed To have All idea it was out of keep
ing with their profession 10 have anything
but jet black whiskers and mustaches
So that nearly all gamblers or sports
who had red or sandy hair on their face,
or on their head, for that matter used to
have II dyed regularly as black as they
could get il. \ few of these are still
around town. It's easy enough TO tell
them, because their eyebrows don't match
the rest Of the hair on their face
80 you don't have much use for hair
dye nowadays the reporter interrogated.
TO keep up the flow of tonsOrial reminis-
cences and reflections, which. contrary TO
the traditions of the craft, seemed TO show
signs of driving up.
mo, indeed. When man comes
along now and asks to have his mustache
or hair dyed, he usually catches us unpre
pared, and If we have any dye on hsnd a.
all II generally takes good while TO hunt
IL up and get the bottle busted of /
think we have only one regular customer
in that line now, and he isn't an old man.
either He is young fellow, whose hair
Is black or nearly black, while his eve
brows and beard are sandy. He has his
whiskers and eyebrows dyed To match his
hair. regularly twice montt
But young men don't seem to care
nowadays if their hair and beard are gray
In fact, they seem TO be rather proud of
~ When they really begin 10 grow old
that Is, when they get within u few laps
Of do-they get sensitive about it, how
ever, and if tlry are not bald frequently
inquire rs 10 the means for preventing
the hair from turning gray, etc
'Oh, Yes, n great many men use cos
metic on their mustaches," the barber
continued, IN response 10 a suggestion
In fact. there are very few who don't
use it. Some time ago most Inen wouldn't
let barber put any powder on their faces
after shaving. Now nearly all ask for 1t.
Its laughable how particular some men
are about their hair. No matter how
much care the barber takes about comb
ing and brushing it they are never salts
Ii u, but always insist Oh taking the
comb and brush themselves and arrang
ny 1t just 50, with every hair lying il II
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